The beloved Guardian has received your loving greeting of April 27th, which he deeply appreciates, and which he has instructed me to acknowledge on his behalf. He trusts that from this Convention the friends have carried back to their homes a renewed spirit of dedication, in order to enable them to carry forward the teaching work, now in their own land, and later on, beyond its borders. In the Intercontinental Teaching Conference to be held in Stockholm in the summer of 1953, the German believers will have their part to play, and will have their goal allotted to them for the ten-year period beginning in 1953. Therefore, they must endeavor to realize the great importance of this Conference, and bend every effort towards its most complete success.... [From the Guardian:] May the Almighty bless abundantly your noble endeavours, guide and sustain you always, remove every obstacle from your path, and enable you to win great and memorable victories in the service of His glorious Faith, Your true brother, Shoghi LETTER OF 25 MAY 1952 25 May 1952 He is happy to hear you are in Ṭihrán, and determined to help the friends directly with their teaching work, as this is the most important field of all. You should follow their advice, and consult with them in all matters, as the situation there is very precarious, and any indiscretion could have serious repercussions on the affairs of the friends. LETTER OF 30 AUGUST 1952 30 August 1952 To the Bahá’í Youth who attended the first and second week of the Annual Youth Summer School at Heppenheim. He was happy to see you are so active, because very great things lie ahead of the Bahá’í Youth, in particular during the next ten years; when you see what the task of Germany must be, (the details of which he will be revealing at the time of the Stockholm Conference), you will understand how great is the need for your services during the next decade. The future has always belonged to youth, and now more than ever before, in order to ensure the fulfilment of Bahá’u’lláh’s plans for this planet, the youth must labour and pioneer. Now is the time, therefore, to consecrate yourselves and prepare yourselves for the work that lies ahead of you, and of all the young Bahá’ís the world-over. You must study both the teaching and the Administration, in order to be ready and qualified—qualified with both knowledge and shining personal characters... [From the Guardian:] May the Almighty guide your steps, aid and sustain you always, and enable you to contribute effectively to the progress of our beloved Faith and the consolidation of its nascent institutions. Your true brother, Shoghi LETTER OF 29 NOVEMBER 1952 29 November 1952 To the Bahá’í Youth gathered at Heilbronn-Neckar, on October 26th.